Current exhibition

The Ground Beneath Our Feet. 2 September to 16 December 2023

The Ground Beneath Our Feet is the theme which introduces GroundWork’s annual artistic residency and summer exhibition programme. Taking the overall subject of Extraction for a third year, this time we opened it out to consider our immediate locality, from the physical to the more philosophical, from the aesthetic to the political. NOW EXTENDED TO […]

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Previous exhibitions

Extraction: Loss and Restoration

An evolving exhibition and artist in residence projects: 16 July – 26 August and 2 – 30 September (closed 27 August – 1 September) Featuring works by Darren Almond, Onya McCausland, Chris Drury, Shaun Fraser, Kaitlin Ferguson, Anthony Powis, Frankie Turk, Sara Grisewood, Kathryn Maguire, Aindreas Scholz  For Extraction: Loss and Restoration, GroundWork Gallery will […]

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Conferences, Events

The Power of Water

The second Japan Water conference centred on the theme of power.
and was an on-line event, Friday 25 June, 2-6pm BST. The recorded talks will soon be available on this website.

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News

Extraction: Art on the Edge of the Abyss

A huge ‘Extraction Art on the Edge of the Abyss’ project in the United States is ‘raising a ruckus’ globally to stop environmental damage. It began in the United States in 2018, initiated by the CODEX Foundation in Berkeley California. The late Edwin Dobb and Peter Rutledge Koch started it all. They wanted to rally […]

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Projects

Extraction projects 2021

Linked to: Extraction: Art on the Edge of the Abyss   GroundWork Gallery’s Extraction Project Residencies GroundWork Gallery’s extraction project residencies will involve artists and partnerships working sustainably with flint, chalk, carr stone and silica sand. We are delighted to be part of the Extraction Art on the Edge of the Abyss programme. It is […]

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Simon Read

Simon Read plays a pioneering role as an artist who engages seriously with environmental issues. In doing so, he works across many disciplines. For many years he lived ‘environmentally’, on a seagoing barge. He uses his teaching and research in higher education at Middlesex University to promote and network environmentally. Simon’s art consisting of drawings, […]

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GroundWork Gallery for art and environment. Through exhibitions and residencies, we campaign about nature, sustainability and climate change. Addressing climate change is our biggest challenge, discover here how artists are seeking new approaches. Join with us to share innovative ideas towards our goal of environmental sustainability. GroundWork Gallery shows work by contemporary artists who care […]

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